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1 BIG TEN WOMEN S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON RELEASE #1 Contact: Sarah Andreychik, Big Ten Communications Office: ext sandreychik@bigten.org OVERALL AND BIG TEN STANDINGS Conference Games All Games Top Last W-L PCT H A Streak W-L PCT H A N 25# 10 Stk 1. Penn State^ W L1 2. Nebraska L L1 3. Michigan State W L1 Purdue! W W4 5. Michigan L L1 Illinois L L3 7. Iowa W L1 8. Minnesota W L1 Ohio State W L1 10. Northwestern L L3 11. Wisconsin L L1 12. Indiana L L4 # - AP or USA Today Polls ^ - Big Ten Champion! - Big Ten Tournament Champion SIX TEAMS RECEIVE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP BERTHS Six Big Ten women s basketball teams were selected into the 2013 NCAA Division I Women s Basketball Championship field of 64. Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State and Purdue will represent the conference in the tournament. The announcement marks the second consecutive year the Big Ten has had at least six teams representing the conference in the NCAA Tournament field, and the sixth time in conference history. TOP STORIES Big Ten sends six teams to NCAA Championship competition Two conference squads set to compete in WNIT Six conference teams reach 20-wins mark, tied for the most in a single season in Big Ten history Four Big Ten teams receiving votes in the latest national rankings Five Big Ten student-athletes named to WBCA All- Region team NCAA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL at College Park, Md. 23 #5 MICHIGAN STATE vs. #12 Marist 1:30 p.m. ESPN2 25 MSU/MAR vs. Maryland/Quinnipiac TBA Big Ten Champion Penn State was selected as the No. 3 seed in the Spokane Regional and will take on No. 14 Cal Poly on Sunday in Baton Rouge, La. A win in the opening round would send Penn State into a second-round matchup against the LSU-Green Bay winner. The Lady Lions are making their 14th appearance in the field as a member of the Big Ten, and 24th overall. It marks the third year in a row Penn State has gained entry to the field. Big Ten Tournament winner Purdue was chosen as the No. 4 seed in the Oklahoma City Regional, opening the tournament against No. 13 Liberty on Sunday. A win in the opening round would send Purdue into a second-round showdown against the Louisville-Middle Tennessee winner. The Boilermakers advance to the NCAA Championship for the 23rd time in 25 seasons and are the winningest Big Ten team in the tournament field with 44 victories in program history. Nebraska enters the field as the No. 6 seed in the Norfolk Regional and will take on No. 11 Chattanooga on Saturday in College Station, Texas. A victory against the Mocs will pit the Huskers against the Texas A&M- Wichita State winner in the second round. Nebraska is making its 11th tournament appearance and second consecutive as a member of the Big Ten. Entering the field as the No. 9 seed in the Norfolk Regional, Iowa will host first- and second-round contests at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes will take on No. 8 Miami (Fla.) in opening round-play on Sunday. An Iowa victory in the first round would pit the Hawkeyes against the Notre Dame-UT-Martin winner in second-round play. The Hawkeyes return to the NCAA field for the sixth straight season and make their 22nd appearance overall. It is the 10th time the team has been selected to the postseason field in coach Lisa Bluder s 13 seasons in Iowa City. Michigan State appears in this year s NCAA Championship field as the No. 5 seed in the Bridgeport Regional. The Spartans open the tournament against No. 12 Marist on Saturday in College Park, Md. An opening round triumph would send Michigan State to the second round to face the Maryland-Quinnipiac winner. Michigan State makes its 13th NCAA appearance. The Spartans will play in the event for the fifth consecutive season and 10th time in 11 years. Michigan was selected to the field for the second year in a row and sixth time in program history. The Wolverines appear in the field for the first time under first-year coach Kim Barnes Arico, a veteran of four previous NCAA Tournaments. Michigan enters the field as the No. 8 seed in the Spokane Regional, facing Villanova, the No. 9 seed, in Stanford, Calif., on Sunday. A win would send the Wolverines into a secondround matchup against the Stanford-Tulsa winner. NORFOLK REGIONAL at College Station, Texas 23 #6 NEBRASKA vs. #11 Chattanooga 6:30 p.m. ESPN2 25 NEB/CHAT vs. Texas A&M/Wichita State TBA at Iowa City, Iowa 24 #9 IOWA vs. #8 Miami (Fla.) 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 26 Iowa/Miami vs. Notre Dame/UT-Martin TBA OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL at Louisville, Ky. 24 #4 PURDUE vs. #13 Liberty 12 p.m. ESPN2 26 PUR/LIB vs. Louisville/Middle Tennessee TBA SPOKANE REGIONAL at Stanford, Calif. 24 #8 MICHIGAN vs. #9 Villanova 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 26 MICH/VILL vs. Stanford/Tulsa TBA at Baton Rouge, La. 24 #3 PENN STATE vs. #14 Cal Poly 4 p.m. ESPN2 26 PSU/CP vs. LSU/Green Bay TBA WOMEN S NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE 21 Miami (Ohio) at ILLINOIS 8 p.m. FOLLOW THE BIG TEN Followers of Big Ten women s basketball have several ways to keep track of the conference this season. Updates can be found at the Big Ten Women s Basketball Blog ( and real-time alerts can be seen by logging on to Twitter and 22 Ball State at MINNESOTA 8 p.m. TBA ILL/MIA vs. Missouri/Eastern Illinois TBA MINN/BSU vs. Marquette/Northern Iowa TBA TBA All times are ET

2 BIG TEN WOMEN S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON RELEASE 2 Room For Six For the second consecutive year and sixth time in Big Ten history, six conference teams were selected to the 2013 NCAA Championship. Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State and Purdue will represent the conference in the tournament, giving the Big Ten six NCAA-bound squads. The Big Ten is one of four conferences with at least six teams selected to the field. Penn State is a three seed in the field, while Purdue is a No. 4 seed, Michigan State earns a No. 5 seed and Nebraska is a No. 6 seed. Michigan appears on the No. 8 line, while ninth-seeded Iowa rounds out the conference contingent. Add Two To The Mix The Postseason WNIT announced its field on Monday, and two Big Ten teams were selected to the bracket, as Illinois and Minnesota earned berths into the field. The Fighting Illini make their eighth appearance in the WNIT and second postseason berth in four years. The Golden Gophers enter postseason play for the second consectutive year after winning the Women s Basketball Invitational last season. Roaring to the Top After defeating Nebraska in its regular-season finale, Penn State secured sole possession of the Big Ten Championship, the Lady Lions second consecutive outright title. It marks the seventh Big Ten title in Lady Lion history and second under fifth-year head coach Coquese Washington. Piling Up the Wins For the second consecutive season and only the fourth time in Big Ten history, six conference teams have reached the 20-wins mark, with another within two victories of the milestone. The six conference teams boasting 20 or more victories this season makes the Big Ten one of only three other conferences nationally with six or more teams having won at least 20 games this year. Penn State leads all conference teams with 25 wins entering the postseason, while Michigan State and Purdue each claim 24 victories this season. Nebraska boasts 23 wins on the year, Michigan claims 21 victories and Iowa reached the 20-wins milestone in the Big Ten Tournament. Minnesota is just two triumphs away from giving the Big Ten seven teams with 20 or more wins this season, which would be a new conference record. Where We Rank Four Big Ten teams are receiving votes in the latest Associated Press (AP) and USA Today Coaches polls. In the AP vote, Penn State leads the way at No. 8, followed by Purdue at No. 21 and Nebraska at No. 24. The Lady Lions check in at No. 8 in the coaches poll, while the Boilermakers are ranked No. 21 and the Huskers round out the poll at No. 25. Michigan State is receiving votes from both groups. Lucas Named Wooden Award Finalist Penn State s Maggie Lucas was named one of 15 finalists for the Wooden Award. The award, which honors the nation s most outstanding player, will be presented on April 12 at the annual Wooden Award Gala. Voted the Big Ten Player of the Year, Lucas finished as the conference s third-leading scorer at 20.5 points per game. The junior is seventh in Lady Lion BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. history with 1,810 points and is on pace to become the fifth member of Penn State s 2,000-point club. Lucas also ranks second in Penn State history and third in Big Ten annals with 290 career three-pointers made. Her.886 career free-throw percentage also tops the Lady Lion charts and her.436 shooting effort from long range ranks second in Penn State history. Two Named Lieberman Award Finalists Two Big Ten guards were named finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award, given annually to the nation s top point guards. Nebraska s Lindsey Moore and Penn State s Alex Bentley were two of seven players chosen as finalists, who were selected based on their leadership, play-making and ball-handling skills. The winner will be announced during the Final Four weekend. Five Named to WBCA All-Region Team Five Big Ten standouts were named to the WBCA All-Region team. The Region 6 team is comprised of five Big Ten student-athletes as Minnesota s Rachel Banham, Nebraska s Jordan Hooper, Ohio State s Tayler Hill and Penn State s Alex Bentley and Maggie Lucas were recognized. The WBCA selection committee will select the 10-member Division I Coaches All-America team from the 52 members of the various All-Region teams. Ranking Among the Nation s Best Several Big Ten standouts appear among the top 25 of the nation s statistical leaders, according to information released by the NCAA. Ohio State s Tayler Hill is 11th in the country at 21.1 points per game, Minnesota s Rachel Banham is 12th with 21.0 points per outing and Penn State s Maggie Lucas is 13th (20.5 points per game). Lucas is fourth in the country in three-point field goal percentage at 47.5 percent, while Melissa Dixon is 20th at 40.3 and Michigan s Kate Thompson is 25th at Thompson is second nationally in three-pointers per game at 3.45 and Lucas is eighth at Penn State s Alex Bentley is sixth (3.53) in steals per game, while Iowa s Samantha Logic is 13th (6.5) in assists per game and Northwestern s Karly Roser is 17th (6.3). Wisconsin s Cassie Rochel is 14th in blocks per game at Iowa s Jaime Printy is fifth nationally in freethrow percentage (92.1 percent), followed by Lucas in ninth (89.6) and Banham in 10th (89.4). Iowa s Morgan Johnson is shooting 53.0 percent from the field, good for 18th nationally. Conference Stat Champions The Big Ten crowned its stat champions in conference games only following the conclusion of the Big Ten season. Ohio State s Tayler Hill won the Big Ten scoring title with an average of 22.3 points per game, marking the fourth time in five years a Buckeye has led the conference in the category. Iowa s Samantha Logic finished as the conference leader in assists per game, averaging 6.4 per outing, becoming the first Hawkeye to top the category since Cara Consuegra in Purdue s Sam Ostarello emerged as the Big Ten s leading rebounder this season, finishing with an average of 10.9 boards per contest. She was the first Boilermarker to lead the category since Joy Holmes in BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Dec. 10 Dec. 17 Dec. 24 Dec. 31 Jan. 7 Jan. 15 Jan.22 Jan. 29 Feb. 5 Feb. 12 Feb. 19 Feb. 26 March 4 P: Micaëlla Riché, Jr., MINN F: Lauren Douglas, NU P: Morgan Johnson, Sr., IOWA F: Mikayla Bailey, MINN P: Maggie Lucas, Jr., PSU F: Lauren Douglas, NU P: KK Houser, Jr., PUR F: Maggie Lyon, NU P: Rachel Banham, So., MINN P: Maggie Lucas, Jr., PSU F: Taylor Manuel, PUR F: Nicole Bauman, WIS P: Aulani Sinclair, Sr., IND P: Jacki Gulczynski, So., WIS F: Nicole Bell, IND P: Jordan Hooper, Jr., NEB F: Kayla Hirt, MINN P: Karisma Penn, Sr., ILL F: Rachel Theriot, NEB P: Karisma Penn, Sr., ILL F: Kayla Hirt, MINN P: Sam Ostarello, Sr., PUR F: Ameryst Alston, OSU P: Nikki Greene, Sr., PSU F: Rachel Theriot, NEB P: Jaime Printy, Sr., IOWA F: Taylor Manuel, PUR P: Jordan Hooper, Jr., NEB F: Rachel Theriot, NEB P: Jordan Hooper, Jr., NEB P: Alex Bentley, Sr., PSU F: Maggie Lyon, NU P: Jenny Ryan, Sr., MICH F: Maggie Lyon, NU P: Maggie Lucas, Jr., PSU F: Maggie Lyon, NU P: Micaëlla Riché, Jr., MINN F: Ameryst Alston, OSU BIG TEN MEDIA CONTACTS ILLINOIS Contact: Ben Taylor Phone: (217) bktaylor@illinois.edu INDIANA Contact: Ryan Sheets Phone: (812) rmsheets@indiana.edu IOWA Contact: Aaron Blau Phone: (319) aaron-blau@uiowa.edu MICHIGAN Contact: Sarah VanMetre Phone: (734) vanmetre@umich.edu MICHIGAN STATE Contact: Jim Donatelli Phone: (517) jdonatelli@ath.msu.edu MINNESOTA Contact: Sarah Tarasewicz Turcotte Phone: (612) starasew@umn.edu NEBRASKA Contact: Jeff Griesch Phone: (402) jgriesch@huskers.com NORTHWESTERN Contacts: Paul Kennedy, Betsy Golomski Phone: (847) pkennedy@northwestern.edu golomski@northwestern.edu OHIO STATE Contact: Adam Widman Phone: (614) widman.12@osu.edu PENN STATE Contact: Kristina Peterson Phone: (814) kap18@psu.edu PURDUE Contact: Sara White Phone: (765) sarawhite@purdue.edu WISCONSIN Contact: Diane Nordstrom Phone: (608) dkn@athletics.wisc.edu

3 BIG TEN WOMEN S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON RELEASE 3 BIG TEN COACHES CORNER The Big Ten boasts several of the nation s top coaches, including two mentors with 575 or more career wins. Iowa s Lisa Bluder owns 606 career triumphs, including 250 at the helm of the Hawkeyes, while Northwestern s Joe McKeown has an overall total of 580 wins. In addition, seven mentors have 250 or more career victories as Nebraska s Connie Yori has 408, Michigan State s Suzy Merchant has 340, Illinois Matt Bollant has 298, Michigan s Kim Barnes Arico has 291, Minnesota s Pam Borton has 283, Purdue s Sharon Versyp has 277 and Indiana s Curt Miller has 269 wins in each of their respective tenures. BIG TEN COACHING RECORDS Year Career School Big Ten Coach, School Overall at School Record Pct. Record Pct. Record Pct. Matt Bollant, ILL 11th 1st Curt Miller, IND 12th 1st Lisa Bluder, IOWA 29th 13th Kim Barnes Arico, MICH 17th 1st Suzy Merchant, MSU 18th 6th Pam Borton, MINN 15th 11th Connie Yori, NEB 23rd 11th Joe McKeown, NU 27th 5th Coquese Washington, PSU 6th 6th Sharon Versyp, PUR 13th 7th Bobbie Kelsey, WIS 2nd 2nd THE ROAD TO NEW ORLEANS 2013 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT Sears Centre Arena - Hoffman Estates, Ill. March 7 No. 7 IOWA vs. No. 10 NU IOWA, No. 6 ILL vs. No. 11 WIS WIS, No. 8 MINN vs. No. 9 OSU OSU, No. 5 MICH vs. No. 12 IND MICH, March 8 No. 2 NEB vs. No. 7 IOWA NEB, No. 3 PUR vs. No. 11 WIS PUR, No. 1 PSU vs. No. 9 OSU PSU, No. 4 MSU vs. No. 5 MICH MSU, March 9 No. 2 NEB vs. No. 3 PUR PUR, No. 1 PSU vs. No. 4 MSU MSU, March 10 No. 3 PUR vs. No. 4 MSU PUR, NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP First & Second Round Sites March 23 & 25, 2013 Coors Event Center Boulder, Colo. Host: Colorado Comcast Center College Park, Md. Host: Maryland March 24 & 26, 2012 Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, La. Host: LSU Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. Host: Duke MILESTONE TRACKER 1,000 CAREER POINTS Tayler Hill, OSU...2,015 Karisma Penn, ILL...1,883 Jaime Printy, IOWA...1,817 Maggie Lucas, PSU...1,810 Alex Bentley, PSU...1,754 Jordan Hooper, NEB...1,637 Lindsey Moore, NEB...1,629 Morgan Johnson, IOWA...1,569 Kendall Hackney, NU...1,547 Rachel Banham, MINN...1,231 Rachel Sheffer, MICH...1,174 Courtney Moses, PUR...1,167 Aulani Sinclair, IND...1,142 Nikki Greene, PSU...1,105 Adrienne GodBold, ILL...1,016 Taylor Wurtz, WIS^ Kate Thompson, MICH Dannielle Diamant, NU Jenny Ryan, MICH Amber Moore, ILL CAREER BLOCKS Morgan Johnson, IOWA Karisma Penn, ILL Ashley Adams, OSU Nikki Greene, PSU CAREER ASSISTS Lindsey Moore, NEB Alex Bentley, PSU Jenny Ryan, MICH Jaime Printy, IOWA CAREER REBOUNDS Karisma Penn, ILL...1,006 Nikki Greene, PSU Morgan Johnson, IOWA Sam Ostarello, PUR Jordan Hooper, NEB Kendall Hackney, NU Jenny Ryan, MICH Mia Nickson, PSU Dannielle Diamant, NU Taylor Wurtz, WIS^ Ashley Adams, OSU Tayler Hill, OSU Sasha Chaplin, IND Jaime Printy, IOWA Rachel Sheffer, MICH Katie Loberg, MINN CAREER STEALS Alex Bentley, PSU Jenny Ryan, MICH Tayler Hill, OSU Karisma Penn, ILL Lindsey Moore, NEB KK Houser, PUR ^ - will miss the rest of the season VS. NON-CONFERENCE Conference Record Pct. America East Atlantic Atlantic Coast (ACC) Atlantic Sun Big Big East Big Sky Big South Big West Colonial (CAA) Conference USA Great West Horizon League Ivy League Metro-Atlantic (MAAC) Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) Mid-American (MAC) Missouri Valley Northeast Ohio Valley Pac Patriot Southeastern (SEC) Southland Southwestern Athletic (SWAC) Summit Sun Belt West Coast Western Athletic (WAC) Non-Conference Record: Reed Arena College Station, Texas Host: Texas A&M St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio Host: Ohio State Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tenn. Host: Tennessee United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas Host: Texas Tech McCarthy Athletic Center Spokane, Wash. Host: Gonzaga Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Conn. Host: Connecticut March 30 & April 1, 2013 SPOKANE REGIONAL Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Wash. Host: Washington State BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, Conn. Hosts: Fairfield, MAAC Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa Host: Iowa KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky Host: Louisville Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware Host: Delaware Carnesecca Arena Queens, N.Y. Host: St. John s Maples Pavilion Stanford, Calif. Host: Stanford Ferrell Center Waco, Texas Host: Baylor 2013 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP Regional Sites April 7 & 9, 2013 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, La. Host: Tulane March 31 & April 2, 2013 NORFOLK REGIONAL Ted Constant Center Norfolk, Virginia Host: Old Dominion OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, Okla. Host: Big NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP Final Four

4 BIG TEN WOMEN S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON RELEASE 4 BIG TEN ANNOUNCES WOMEN S BASKETBALL HONORS Penn State s Lucas named Player of the Year by conference coaches and media PARK RIDGE, Ill. The Big Ten Conference announced the women s basketball All-Conference teams and individual award winners. Penn State s Maggie Lucas was named Big Ten Player of the Year by the conference coaches and media. Northwestern s Maggie Lyon was honored with the Big Ten Freshman of the Year award by the coaches and media. Penn State head coach Coquese Washington received the nod from media as conference Coach of the Year, while Nebraska s Connie Yori was chosen by her peers. Illinois Adrienne GodBold earned Defensive Player of the Year accolades from the conference coaches, while Iowa s Melissa Dixon earned the Sixth Player of the Year award from the coaches. Lucas award marks the fourth time a Lady Lion has been tabbed Player of the Year, and the first since Kelly Mazzante won back-to-back honors in 2003 and Lucas is fourth in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (.475) and is third in the Big Ten in scoring, averaging 20.5 points per game. The junior has recorded 290 three-pointers in her career, just four away from moving into second place on the Big Ten s career three-point field goals list. Lucas was named first-team All-Big Ten for the second time, including a unanimous selection by the coaches. Washington earns top billing among media for the second consecutive season after guiding Penn State to the conference crown for the second time in as many years. The Lady Lions put together a 24-4 regular season record, marking their third consecutive 20-win season, and a 14-2 conference ledger. The award is the sixth in Penn State history. Yori was named Big Ten Coach of the Year by the coaches after guiding Nebraska to a 22-7 mark heading into postseason play and 12-4 ledger in conference action, including a 10-game win streak in conference play. The award marks the third conference coach of the year honor for Yori and the first for a Nebraska women s basketball coach in the Big Ten. Lyon led all Big Ten freshmen with 12.8 points and 1.5 steals per game in the regular season, en route to the Freshman of the Year award. The Northwestern newcomer was also second and third, respectively, among freshmen in rebounds (4.0) and assists (2.88) per game. She was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week four times this season and is an All-Big Ten honorable mention honoree. Lyon is the first player in Northwestern history to win Freshman of the Year honors. GodBold picks up Defensive Player of the Year laurels after tying for second in the conference in steals per game (3.4) in the regular season, as she continually faced one of the opposing team s top perimeter players. She was part of an Illinois defense that limited opponents to 29 percent shooting from three-point range on the season. GodBold is the first Illinois standout to earn Defensive Player of the Year accolades. Dixon becomes the second Hawkeye to earn Sixth Player of the Year honors, following Megan Skouby in The sophomore has appeared in all 32 games and is the team s third-leading scorer at 10.2 points per game in all contests. She leads the Hawkeyes in three-pointers per game at 2.3 per outing. In conference games, Dixon led Iowa in points per game with 12.3 tallies per contest. The coaches and media also selected All-Big Ten teams, while the coaches also picked five-player All-Freshman and All-Defensive teams. Lucas is joined by Nebraska s Jordan Hooper, Ohio State s Tayler Hill and Penn State s Alex Bentley on the coaches and media first teams. Illinois Karisma Penn was named first-team All- Big Ten by the media, while Minnesota s Rachel Banham was a first-team honoree by the coaches. The Big Ten also recognized 12 Sportsmanship Award honorees. The student-athletes chosen are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These student-athletes must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sportscompetition setting. ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS as selected by the conference coaches FIRST TEAM Rachel Banham, MINN Jordan Hooper, NEB Tayler Hill, OSU Alex Bentley, SU MAGGIE LUCAS, PSU SECOND TEAM Adrienne GodBold, ILL Karisma Penn, ILL Morgan Johnson, IOWA Kate Thompson, MICH Lindsey Moore, NEB THIRD TEAM # Jenny Ryan, Michigan Klarissa Bell, Michigan State Kendall Hackney, Northwestern Nikki Greene, Penn State Courtney Moses, Purdue Drey Mingo, Purdue Morgan Paige, Wisconsin HONORABLE MENTION Samantha Logic, IOWA Jaime Printy, IOWA Rachel Sheffer, MICH Micaëlla Riché, MINN Dannielle Diamant, NU KK Houser, PUR Sam Ostarello, PUR Jacki Gulczynski, WIS ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM Adrienne GodBold, ILL Amber Stokes, OSU Tayler Hill, OSU Alex Bentley, PSU Dara Taylor, PSU ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Shayne Mullaney, MINN RACHEL THERIOT, NEB MAGGIE LYON, NU Ameryst Alston, OSU Taylor Manuel, PUR as selected by the conference media BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS as selected by the conference coaches PLAYER OF THE YEAR Maggie Lucas, PSU DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Adrienne GodBold, ILL FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Maggie Lyon, NU SIXTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR Melissa Dixon, IOWA COACH OF THE YEAR Connie Yori, NEB as selected by the conference media PLAYER OF THE YEAR Maggie Lucas, PSU FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Maggie Lyon, NU COACH OF THE YEAR Coquese Washington, PSU FIRST TEAM Karisma Penn, ILL Jordan Hooper, NEB Tayler Hill, OSU Alex Bentley, PSU Maggie Lucas, PSU SECOND TEAM Morgan Johnson, IOWA Kate Thompson, MICH Rachel Banham, MINN Lindsey Moore, NEB Sam Ostarello, PUR THIRD TEAM Adrienne GodBold, ILL Samantha Logic, IOWA Jenny Ryan, MICH Courtney Moses, PUR Morgan Paige, WIS HONORABLE MENTION Aulani Sinclair, IND Jaime Printy, IOWA Nya Jordan, MICH Rachel Sheffer, MICH Klarissa Bell, MSU Kiana Johnson, MSU Jasmine Thomas, MSU Micaëlla Riché, MINN Emily Cady, NEB Dannielle Diamant, NU Kendall Hackney, NU Maggie Lyon, NU Karly Roser, NU Nikki Greene, PSU Drey Mingo, PUR Jacki Gulczynski, WIS Sportsmanship Honorees: Amber Moore, ILL; Aulani Sinclair, IND; Morgan Johnson, IOWA; Jenny Ryan, MICH; Courtney Schiffauer, MSU; Leah Cotton, MINN; Meghin Williams, NEB; Kate Popovec, NU; Amy Scullion, OSU; Gizelle Studevent, PSU; Courtney Moses, PUR; Jacki Gulczynski, WIS. Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS # Additional honorees

5 BIG TEN WOMEN S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON RELEASE BIG TEN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT March 7-10 SEARS CENTRE ARENA HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. THURSDAY, 7 FRIDAY, 8 SATURDAY, 9 SUNDAY, 10 IS ON Party for Purdue For the ninth time in the 19-year history of the Big Ten Tournament, Purdue was crowned the tournament champion after knocking off Michigan State, in the championship game. It was the Boilermakers second consecutive title, as the program improved its all-time record in the event to a conference-best Purdue defeated Wisconsin in the quarterfinals, before knocking off Nebraska in the semifinal round. #7 Iowa GAME 1 11:30 a.m. CT #10 Northwestern #6 Illinois GAME 2 25 minutes after Game 1 #11 Wisconsin #8 Minnesota GAME 3 6 p.m. CT #9 Ohio State #5 Michigan #2 Nebraska GAME 5 11:30 a.m. CT #7 Iowa #3 Purdue GAME 6 25 minutes after Game 5 #11 Wisconsin #1 Penn State GAME 7 6 p.m. CT #9 Ohio State #4 Michigan State GAME 8 25 minutes after Game 7 #2 Nebraska GAME 9 4 p.m. CT #3 Purdue #1 Penn State GAME minutes after Game 9 #4 Michigan State #3 Purdue GAME 11 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 3 p.m. CT TV: ESPN2 #4 Michigan State #3 Purdue 2013 TOURNAMENT CHAMPION Outstanding Effort Boilermaker Drey Mingo was crowned the 2013 Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player following the tournament final. Mingo averaged 15.0 points per game and recorded a team-high 24 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots in the championship game. Mingo s honor marks the seventh time a Purdue standout has been tabbed Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. Tournament Titans A media panel at the 2013 Big Ten Women s Basketball Tournament selected a six-member All-Tournament Team, in addition to the Most Outstanding Player. The All-Tournament teamers were Michigan State s Jasmine Thomas, Nebraska s Lindsey Moore, Penn State s Maggie Lucas and Purdue s KK Houser, Drey Mingo and Courtney Moses. Hoopin in Hoffman Estates For the first time in the 19-year history of the Big Ten Tournament, the event was held in the Chicagoland area, as all 11 games were played at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill. The 2014 event will return to Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. GAME 4 25 minutes after Game 3 #5 Michigan #12 Indiana ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT ATTENDANCE Year Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Total Avg. per Session ,782 4,293 5,006 4,240 4, ,001 4, ,517 4,038 3,688 4,840 6, ,866 4, ,548 5,755 4,285 4,725 5, ,803 4, ,280 6,363 4,796 4,505 5, ,874 5, ,961 7,317 4,948 6,123 6, ,808 5, ,053 4,753 5,664 6,672 5, ,398 5, ,340 2,796 5,566 7,948 5, ,019 5, ,630 6,324 5,614 9,358 9, ,846 7, ,854 5,318 5,743 6,898 7, ,658 6, ,521 6,768 7,405 8,524 # 9, ,635 7, ,966 6,940 5,701 5,847 6, ,211 6, ,015 7,493 7,681 8,780 8, ,638 *7, ,026 5,326 5,388 6,879 6, ,205 5, ,432 7,321 6,936 7,684 7, ,594 7, ,684 6,735 6,550 7,642 7, ,724 6, ,438 6,219 7,153 7,471 6, ,113 6, ,547 6,390 6,036 6,757 6, ,957 6, ,372 5,340 6,259 6,903 7,654 7,220 *38,748 6, ,748 3,200 4,616 4,020 5,505 4,739 26,828 4,471 Average 5,090 5,720 5,739 6,622 6,793 5, ,926 (total) 30,575 (avg/yr) 6,000 (avg/session) Site of Tournament: Indianapolis, Ind., from , 02-12, Grand Rapids, Mich., in 2001, Hoffman Estates, Ill., in 2013 * Total and average attendance record # Single session attendance record Figures in bold indicate session record Tournament extended to six sessions in 2012

6 BIG TEN WOMEN S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON RELEASE 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL March 18, 2013 Team (1st Place) Record PTS Prev. 1 Baylor (40) , Notre Dame Connecticut Stanford Duke California Kentucky PENN STATE Texas A&M Tennessee UCLA Maryland North Carolina Georgia Delaware Louisville South Carolina Dayton Colorado Green Bay PURDUE Syracuse Iowa State NEBRASKA Florida State Others Receiving Votes: LSU 55, MICHIGAN STATE 40, Gonzaga 36, Oklahoma State 12, Florida 3, Quinnipiac 3, Toledo 3, San Diego State 2, Marist 2, Princeton 1, Albany 1, Chattanooga 1 USA TODAY COACHES POLL March 19, 2013 Team (1st Place) Record PTS Prev. 1 Baylor (30) Notre Dame (1) Connecticut Stanford Duke California Kentucky PENN STATE Tennessee Maryland Texas A&M UCLA Georgia South Carolina Dayton Delaware Louisville North Carolina Colorado Green Bay PURDUE Syracuse Iowa State Florida State NEBRASKA Others Receiving Votes: Marist 18, Middle Tennessee 9, Toledo 5, Princeton 5, San Diego State 5, South Florida 4, Gonzaga 4, DePaul 3, Villanova 2, Oklahoma State 1, Hampton 1, Liberty 1, MICHIGAN STATE 1, St. John s 1 BIG TEN IN THE TOP 25 NATIONAL POLLS ILL IND IOWA MICH MSU MINN NEB NU OSU PSU PUR WIS PRESEASON -/- -/- rv/rv rv/rv rv/- -/- 18/19 -/- 19/21 8/8 21/18 -/- Nov. 13 -/- -/- -/rv -/- rv/- -/- 15/15 -/- 20/21 9/9 18/14 -/- Nov. 20 -/- -/- rv/- -/- -/- -/rv 23/20 -/- 16/17 6/7 14/12 -/- Nov. 27 -/- -/- rv/- -/- -/- -/rv 21/19 -/- 15/16 6/7 14/13 -/- Dec. 4 -/- -/- -/- -/- rv/- -/- 25/22 -/- 20/20 10/10 15/14 -/- Dec. 11 -/- -/- rv/rv -/- rv/- -/- rv/24 -/- 20/19 11/10 15/14 -/- Dec. 18 -/- -/- rv/- rv/- rv/- -/- rv/21 -/- rv/24 11/10 13/12 -/- Dec. 25 -/- -/- rv/- rv/- rv/- -/- rv/19 -/- rv/24 10/10 11/11 -/- Jan. 1 -/- -/- rv/rv rv/- rv/- -/- 25/19 -/- rv/24 9/9 14/14 -/- Jan. 8 rv/- -/- -/rv rv/rv rv/- -/- rv/23 -/- -/rv 8/8 12/11 -/- Jan. 15 -/- -/- rv/rv 25/rv rv/- -/- rv/rv -/- -/- 8/8 12/11 -/- Jan. 22 -/- -/- rv/rv 23/rv 25/rv -/- rv/rv -/- -/- 8/8 15/13 -/- Jan. 29 -/- -/- 24/25 rv/rv rv/- -/- rv/rv -/- -/- 7/8 14/11 -/- Feb. 5 -/- -/- rv/rv rv/- rv/- -/- rv/rv -/- -/- 8/9 13/14 -/- Feb. 12 -/- -/- -/- rv/- rv/- -/- rv/rv -/- -/- 8/9 18/18 -/- Feb. 19 -/- -/- -/rv rv/- rv/- -/- 24/rv -/- -/- 7/9 22/21 -/- Feb. 26 -/- -/- -/- -/- rv/- -/- 20/25 -/- -/- 7/7 25/22 -/- March 4 -/- -/- -/- -/- rv/- -/- 21/24 -/- -/- 8/8 rv/25 -/- March 11 -/- -/- -/- -/- rv/rv -/- 24/25 -/- -/- 8/8 21/21 -/- March 18 -/- -/- -/- -/- rv/rv -/- 24/25 -/- -/- 8/8 21/21 -/- Tayler Hill, OSU 62 (34 from previous seasons) Maggie Lucas, PSU 17 Rachel Banham, MINN 14 Karisma Penn, ILL 12 Maggie Lyon, NU 12 Lindsey Moore, NEB 11 Nya Jordan, MICH 8 Alex Bentley, PSU 8 Taylor Wurtz, WIS 8 (3 from last season) Micaëlla Riché, MINN 6 KK Houser, PUR 6 Drey Mingo, PUR 6 Jasmine Thomas, MSU 5 Jasmine McGhee, IND 4 AP / USA Today Coaches Poll rv - receiving votes DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING STREAKS Rachel Sheffer, MICH 3 Ashley Adams, OSU 3 Jacki Gulczynski, WIS 3 Adrienne GodBold, ILL 2 Melissa Dixon, IOWA 2 Morgan Johnson, IOWA 2 Shayne Mullaney, MINN 2 Nikki Greene, PSU 2 Morgan Paige, WIS 2 30-POINT GAMES Rachel Banham, MINN 5 Aulani Sinclair, IND 4 Karisma Penn, ILL 2 Jordan Hooper, NEB 2 Tayler Hill, OSU 2 Maggie Lucas, PSU 2 Ivory Crawford, ILL 1 Jaime Printy, IOWA 1 Jacki Gulczynski, WIS 1 Morgan Paige, WIS 1 20-POINT GAMES Tayler Hill, OSU 20 Rachel Banham, MINN 17 Maggie Lucas, PSU 17 Karisma Penn, ILL 14 Aulani Sinclair, IND 11 Jordan Hooper, NEB 10 Morgan Johnson, IOWA 8 Lindsey Moore, NEB 8 Morgan Paige, WIS 8 Kate Thompson, MICH 7 Alex Bentley, PSU 6 Courtney Moses, PUR 6 Adrienne GodBold, ILL 5 Jaime Printy, IOWA 5 Micaëlla Riché, MINN 5 Kendall Hackney, NU 5 Amber Moore, ILL 4 Jasmine McGhee, IND 4 Melissa Dixon, IOWA 4 Klarissa Bell, MSU 4 Ivory Crawford, ILL 3 Rachel Sheffer, MICH 3 Jacki Gulczynski, WIS 3 Jenny Ryan, MICH 2 Dannielle Diamant, NU 2 Nikki Greene, PSU 2 KK Houser, PUR 2 Drey Mingo, PUR 2 Sam Ostarello, PUR 2 Samantha Logic, IOWA 1 Thearria Taylor, IOWA 1 Kiana Johnson, MSU 1 Annalise Pickrel, MSU 1 Jasmine Thomas, MSU 1 Kionna Kellogg, MINN 1 Hailie Sample, NEB 1 Lauren Douglas, NU 1 Maggie Lyon, NU 1 Ameryst Alston, OSU 1 Ariel Edwards, PSU 1 20-REBOUND GAMES Nikki Greene, PSU 1 10-REBOUND GAMES Sam Ostarello, PUR 15 Karisma Penn, ILL 12 Cassie Rochel, WIS 12 Jordan Hooper, NEB 10 Nya Jordan, MICH 10 Morgan Johnson, IOWA 9 Emily Cady, NEB 9 Nikki Greene, PSU 8 Dannielle Diamant, NU 7 Ashley Adams, OSU 7 Mia Nickson, PSU 7 Micaëlla Riché, MINN 6 Jacki Gulczynski, WIS 6 Drey Mingo, PUR 5 Tiera Stephen, WIS 5 Adrienne GodBold, ILL 4 Samantha Logic, IOWA 4 Courtney Schiffauer, MSU 4 Theairra Taylor, IOWA 3 Jasmine Hines, MSU 3 Karly Roser, NU 3 Simone Deloach, IND 2 Jasmine McGhee, IND 2 Milika Taufa, IND 2 Nicole Elmblad, MICH 2 Rachel Sheffer, MICH 2 Lauren Douglas, NU 2 Kendall Hackney, NU 2 Darryce Moore, OSU 2 Amber Moore, ILL 1 Ivory Crawford, ILL 1 Taylor Tuck, ILL 1 Sasha Chaplin, IND 1 Bethany Doolittle, IOWA 1 Kate Thompson, MICH 1 Jasmine McGhee, MSU 1 Becca Mills, MSU 1 Kayla Hirt, MINN 1 Rachel Banham, MINN 1 Kionna Kellogg, MINN 1 Sari Noga, MINN 1 Alex Cohen, NU 1 Ameryst Alston, OSU 1 KK Houser, PUR 1 Nicole Bauman, WIS 1 AnnMarie Brown, WIS 1

7 BIG TEN WOMEN S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON RELEASE ATTENDANCE FIGURES Team HOME GAMES Avg AWAY GAMES Avg NEUT GAMES Avg ALL GAMES Avg- Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Ohio State Penn State Purdue Wisconsin Totals TEAM RECORD IN GAMES DECIDED BY Team OT TOTAL Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Ohio State Penn State Purdue Wisconsin TOTALS DOUBLE-DOUBLES BREAKDOWN Karisma Penn, ILL /11/12 vs. Evansville (11 points, 12 rebounds) 11/15/12 vs. Bradley (29 points, 16 rebounds) 11/23/12 vs. Tulsa (25 points, 11 rebounds) 11/29/12 vs. Wake Forest (30 points, 10 rebounds) 12/12/12 vs. Oregon (17 points, 12 rebounds) 12/21/12 vs. Illinois State (22 points, 15 rebounds) 12/28/12 vs. Georgia (27 points, 19 rebounds) 1/6/13 vs. Ohio State (34 points, 12 rebounds) 1/17/13 vs. Nebraska (12 points, 18 rebounds) 1/28/13 vs. Minnesota (21 points, 12 rebounds) 2/10/13 vs. Minnesota (22 points, 11 rebounds) 2/18/13 vs. Wisconsin (26 points, 14 rebounds) 2/28/13 vs. Ohio State (24 points, 14 rebounds) Sam Ostarello, PUR /19/12 vs. Bowling Green (12 points, 12 rebounds) 11/23/12 vs. Wake Forest (15 points, 15 rebounds) 12/9/12 vs. Tennessee-Martin (16 points, 10 rebounds) 1/5/13 vs. Nebraska (17 points, 19 rebounds) 1/14/13 vs. Ohio State (22 points, 19 rebounds) 1/17/13 vs. Minnesota (19 points, 14 rebounds) 1/24/13 vs. Northwestern (10 points, 16 rebounds) 1/31/13 vs. Indiana (14 points, 10 rebounds) 2/17/13 vs. Iowa (15 points, 11 rebounds) 2/24/13 vs. Minnesota (10 points, 10 rebounds) Morgan Johnson, IOWA /18/12 vs. North Carolina (20 points, 11 rebounds) 11/20/12 vs. Robert Morris (19 points, 11 rebounds) 12/1/12 vs. Northern Iowa (19 points, 12 rebounds) 1/3/13 vs. Ohio State (16 points, 12 rebounds) 1/10/13 vs. Wisconsin (23 points, 11 rebounds) 1/17/13 vs. Michigan State (13 points, 12 rebounds) 2/7/13 vs. Minnesota (13 points, 10 rebounds) 2/11/13 vs. Nebraska (19 points, 10 rebounds) 2/14/13 vs. Penn State (17 points, 11 rebounds) Jordan Hooper, NEB /11/12 vs. Temple (12 points, 14 rebounds) 11/20/12 vs. Sam Houston State (19 points, 10 rebounds) 12/1/12 vs. Idaho State (29 points, 10 rebounds) 12/8/12 vs. Florida State (36 points, 12 rebounds) 12/16/12 vs. South Florida (24 points, 14 rebounds) 1/5/13 vs. Purdue (15 points, 14 rebounds) 1/10/13 vs. Indiana (11 points, 11 rebounds) 2/21/13 vs. Michigan (14 points, 12 rebounds) Nya Jordan, MICH /3/13 vs. Indiana (14 points, 12 rebounds) 1/24/13 vs. Indiana (10 points, 11 rebounds) 2/4/13 vs. Michigan State (12 points, 10 rebounds) 2/10/13 vs. Purdue (16 points, 11 rebounds) 2/21/13 vs. Nebraska (12 points, 16 rebounds) 2/24/13 vs. Penn State (14 points, 10 rebounds) 2/28/13 vs. Northwestern (11 points, 11 rebounds) Ashley Adams, OSU /9/12 vs. Notre Dame (10 points, 11 rebounds) 12/15/12 vs. Washington State (12 points, 11 rebounds) 12/30/12 vs. Howard (13 points, 11 rebounds) 1/20/13 vs. Wisconsin (11 points, 15 rebounds) 1/31/13 vs. Nebraska (12 points, 10 rebounds) 2/28/13 vs. Illinois (17 points, 10 rebounds) Jacki Gulczynski, WIS /10/12 vs. Florida Atlantic (16 points, 11 rebounds) 12/15/12 vs. Eastern Illinois (24 points, 13 rebounds) 12/23/12 vs. Green Bay (12 points, 10 rebounds) 1/17/13 vs. Penn State (10 points, 10 rebounds) 1/24/13 vs. Iowa (13 points, 10 rebounds) 2/7/13 vs. Ohio State (32 points, 15 rebounds) Emily Cady, NEB /2/12 vs. Wisconsin (13 points, 14 rebounds) 1/10/13 vs. Indiana (11 points, 10 rebounds) 1/20/13 vs. Minnesota (12 points, 10 rebounds) 2/14/13 vs. Ohio State (10 points, 16 rebounds) 3/3/13 vs. Penn State (15 points, 10 rebounds) Drey Mingo, PUR /19/12 vs. Bowling Green (13 points, 12 rebounds) 12/6/12 vs. IPFW (15 points, 11 rebounds) 12/9/12 vs. Tennessee-Martin (16 points, 10 rebounds) 1/27/13 vs. Michigan State (22 points, 10 rebounds) 2/20/13 vs. Indiana (11 points, 10 rebounds) Cassie Rochel, WIS /2/12 vs. Nebraska (15 points, 10 rebounds) 1/23/13 vs. Iowa (17 points, 14 rebounds) 2/10/13 vs. Indiana (12 points, 15 rebounds) 2/18/13 vs. Illinois (11 points, 12 rebounds) 3/7/13 vs. Illinois (10 points, 13 rebounds) Adrienne GodBold, ILL /2/12 vs. Purdue (20 points, 11 rebounds) 1/28/13 vs. Minnesota (18 points, 11 rebounds) 2/3/13 vs. Wisconsin (18 points, 13 rebounds) 2/10/13 vs. Minnesota (20 points, 10 rebounds) Samantha Logic, IOWA /28/12 vs. Texas (15 rebounds, 14 assists) 1/10/13 vs. Wisconsin (12 points, 10 rebounds) 1/31/13 vs. Illinois (13 points, 10 rebounds) 2/3/13 vs. Northwestern (11 points, 12 rebounds) Micaëlla Riché, MINN /10/12 vs. Washington State (29 points, 14 rebounds) 12/30/12 vs. Creighton (23 points, 10 rebounds) 1/28/13 vs. Illinois (11 points, 10 rebounds) 3/3/13 vs. Indiana (17 points, 15 rebounds) Dannielle Diamant, NU /9/12 vs. Tennessee-Martin (16 points, 11 rebounds) 11/21/12 vs. Yale (20 points, 10 rebounds) 12/2/12 vs. DePaul (11 points, 12 rebounds) 12/17/12 vs. California (15 points, 12 rebounds) Nikki Greene, PSU /24/12 vs. Cal State Northridge (21 points, 20 rebounds) 1/6/13 vs. Michigan State (14 points, 10 rebounds) 1/17/13 vs. Wisconsin (23 points, 14 rebounds) 1/27/13 vs. Ohio State (11 points, 13 rebounds) Mia Nickson, PSU /11/12 vs. Howard (14 points, 10 rebounds) 12/12/12 vs. Virginia Tech (10 points, 10 rebounds) 1/3/13 vs. Northwestern (14 points, 13 rebounds) 2/7/13 vs. Indiana (13 points, 11 rebounds) Jasmine McGhee, IND /26/12 vs. IPFW (12 points, 10 rebounds) 12/2/12 vs. Cleveland State (14 points, 11 rebounds) 12/31/12 vs. UIC (15 points, 10 rebounds) DOUBLE-DOUBLES Player, School (Big Ten) Career Karisma Penn, ILL 13 (6) 41 Sam Ostarello, PUR 10 (7) 15 Morgan Johnson, IOWA 9 (6) 21 Jordan Hooper, NEB 8 (3) 25 Nya Jordan, MICH 7 (7) 7 Ashley Adams, OSU 6 (3) 10 Jacki Gulczynski, WIS 6 (3) 6 Emily Cady, NEB 5 (5) 8 Cassie Rochel, WIS 5 (5) 6 Drey Mingo, PUR 5 (2) 9 Adrienne GodBold, ILL 4 (4) 4 Nikki Greene, PSU 4 (3) 12 Samantha Logic, IOWA 4 (3) 10 Mia Nickson, PSU 4 (2) 14 Micaëlla Riché, MINN 4 (2) 5 Dannielle Diamant, NU 4 (0) 9 Karly Roser, NU 3 (1) 5 Courtney Schiffauer, MSU 3 (1) 3 Jasmine McGhee, IND 3 (0) 5 Rachel Sheffer, MICH 2 (1) 4 Kendall Hackney, NU 2 (1) 4 KK Houser, PUR 2 (1) 3 Theairra Taylor, IOWA 2 (1) 2 Lauren Douglas, NU 2 (0) 2 Jasmine Hines, MSU 1 (1) 1 Alex Cohen, NU 1 (1) 1 Darryce Moore, OSU 1 (1) 1 Sasha Chaplin, IND 1 (0) 8 Kionna Kellogg, MINN 1 (0) 3 Amber Moore, ILL 1 (0) 1 Bethany Doolittle, IOWA 1 (0) 1 Nicole Elmblad, MICH 1 (0) 1 Kate Thompson, MICH 1 (0) 1 Kayla Hirt, MINN 1 (0) 1 AnnMarie Brown, WIS 1 (0) 1 Taylor Wurtz, WIS 0 (0) 7 Lindsey Moore, NEB 0 (0) 4 Rachel Banham, MINN 0 (0) 3 Quaneisha McCurty, IND 0 (0) 3 Katie Loberg, MINN 0 (0) 3 Kersten Magrum, ILL 0 (0) 2 Nya Jordan, MICH 0 (0) 2 Jenny Ryan, MICH 0 (0) 2 Tayler Hill, OSU 0 (0) 2 Ivory Crawford, ILL 0 (0) 1 Simone Deloach, IND 0 (0) 1 Aulani Sinclair, IND 0 (0) 1 Sam Arnold, MICH 0 (0) 1 Ariel Edwards, PSU 0 (0) 1 Maggie Lucas, PSU 0 (0) 1 Chantel Poston, PUR 0 (0) 1 Alex Bentley, PSU 0 (0) 1 Courtney Schiffauer, MSU /8/12 vs. Dayton (12 points, 11 rebounds) 12/16/12 vs. IPFW (10 points, 10 rebounds) 1/13/13 vs. Illinois (11 points, 11 rebounds) Karly Roser, NU /25/12 vs. Loyola-Chicago (13 points, 10 rebounds) 12/22/12 vs. Mississippi (11 points, 11 assists) 3/3/13 vs. Iowa (15 points, 10 rebounds) Theairra Taylor, IOWA /11/12 vs. Illinois State (10 points, 11 rebounds) 2/17/13 vs. Purdue (15 points, 11 rebounds) Rachel Sheffer, MICH /9/12 vs. Detroit (16 points, 13 rebounds) 1/21/13 vs. Penn State (20 points, 10 rebounds) Lauren Douglas, NU /11/12 vs. Central Michigan (20 points, 10 rebounds) 11/21/12 vs. Yale (12 points, 10 rebounds) Kendall Hackney, NU /21/12 vs. Yale (20 points, 10 rebounds) 1/3/13 vs. Penn State (12 points, 11 rebounds) KK Houser, PUR /28/12 vs. Georgia Tech (19 points, 10 assists) 1/27/13 vs. Michigan State (16 points, 10 rebounds) Amber Moore, ILL /18/12 vs. Cleveland State (12 points, 10 rebounds) Sasha Chaplin, IND /12/12 vs. Murray State (11 points, 10 rebounds) Bethany Doolitte, IOWA /19/12 vs. Missouri State (12 points, 12 rebounds) Nicole Elmblad, MICH /7/13 vs. Indiana (14 points, 10 rebounds) Kate Thompson, MICH /15/12 vs. Western Michigan (16 points, 10 rebounds) Jasmine Hines, MSU /13/13 vs. Illinois (18 points, 13 rebounds) Kayla Hirt, MINN /21/12 vs. Northern Iowa (12 points, 12 rebounds) Kionna Kellogg, MINN /23/12 vs. James Madison (20 points, 12 rebounds) Alex Cohen, NU /20/13 vs. Illinois (12 points, 10 rebounds) Darryce Moore, OSU /14/13 vs. Purdue (16 points, 12 rebounds)

8 BIG TEN WOMEN S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON RELEASE 8 Illinois Fighting Illini (16-13, 9-7 Big Ten) 11 EVANSVILLE W, BRADLEY L, CLEVELAND STATE W, vs. Tulsa [1] W, vs. Iowa State [1] L, WAKE FOREST [2] W, COLORADO L, at Texas Tech L, at Memphis W, OREGON W, ILLINOIS STATE L, #6/7 GEORGIA W, #14/14 PURDUE L, (OT) 6 at #rv/24 Ohio State W, at Northwestern W, MICHIGAN STATE (rv/-) L, at Nebraska (rv/rv) W, NORTHWESTERN L, at Minnesota W, #24/25 IOWA W, at Wisconsin W, at Michigan (rv/-) L, MINNESOTA W, WISCONSIN W, at #7/9 Penn State L, INDIANA W, OHIO STATE L, at #25/22 Purdue L, vs. Wisconsin [3] L, vs. Miami (Ohio) [4] 8 p.m. [1] Junkanoo Jam (Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas) [2] ACC/Big Ten Challenge [4] Women s National Invitation Tournament (campus sites) Indiana Hoosiers (11-19, 2-14 Big Ten) 9 at Valparaiso L, at Murray State W, INDIANA STATE W, at Texas A&M-CC W, IUPUI W, IPFW W, CLEMSON [1] W, CLEVELAND STATE L, BELMONT L, at Butler L, SIU-EDWARDSVILLE W, XAVIER W, UIC W, at Michigan (rv/-) L, NORTHWESTERN W, #rv/23 NEBRASKA L, at Ohio State L, MICHIGAN STATE (rv/-) L, #23/rv MICHIGAN L, at Northwestern L, at #14/11 Purdue L, OHIO STATE L, #8/9 PENN STATE L, at Wisconsin L, at Michigan State (rv/-) L, #22/21 PURDUE W, at Illinois L, at Iowa L, MINNESOTA L, vs. Michigan [2] L, [1] ACC/Big Ten Challenge [2] Sears Centre Arena (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) Iowa Hawkeyes (20-12, 8-8 Big Ten) 9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS [1] W, ILLINOIS STATE [1] W, MIDDLE TENNESSEE [1] W, (OT) 18 NORTH CAROLINA [1] L, ROBERT MORRIS W, at FIU [2] L, at #12/14 West Virginia [2] W, at Florida State (rv/rv) [3] L, NORTHERN IOWA W, #22/rv IOWA STATE W, at Drake W, MISSOURI STATE W, vs. #20/21 Texas [4] W, at San Diego [4] W, #rv/24 OHIO STATE W, (OT) 6 MICHIGAN (rv/-) L, at Wisconsin W, at Michigan State (rv/-) L, #12/11 PURDUE W, WISCONSIN W, at #23/rv Michigan W, at Illinois L, NORTHWESTERN L, at Minnesota L, NEBRASKA (rv/rv) L, #8/9 PENN STATE L, at #18/18 Purdue W, at #24/rv Nebraska L, INDIANA W, at Northwestern W, vs. Northwestern [5] W, vs. Nebraska L, vs. Miami (Fla.) [6] 7:30 p.m. [1] Preseason WNIT [2] FIU Thanksgiving Classic (Miami, Fla.) [3] ACC/Big Ten Challenge [4] Surf N Slam Classic (San Diego, Calif.) [5] Sears Centre Arena (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) [6] NCAA First Round (Iowa City, Iowa) Michigan Wolverines (21-10, 9-7 Big Ten) 9 DETROIT W, at Xavier W, at Utah L, SETON HALL W, HARVARD W, BOSTON W, #4/4 DUKE [1] L, FLORIDA W, at Illinois State W, at Eastern Michigan W, WESTERN MICHIGAN W, VALPARAISO W, Niagara W, INDIANA W, at Iowa (rv/rv) W, WISCONSIN W, at Northwestern W, #8/8 PENN STATE L, at Indiana W, IOWA (rv/rv) L, at Minnesota L, at Michigan State (rv/-) L, ILLINOIS W, at #13/14 Purdue W, MICHIGAN STATE (rv/-) W, #24/rv NEBRASKA L, at #7/9 Penn State L, NORTHWESTERN W, at Ohio State L, vs. Indiana [2] W, vs. Michigan State [2] L, vs. Villanova (-/rv) [3] 7:30 p.m. [1] ACC/Big Ten Challenge [2] Sears Centre Arena (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) [3] NCAA First Round (Stanford, Calif.) Michigan State Spartans (rv/rv) (24-8, 10-6 Big Ten) 11 TEXAS-ARLINGTON W, at Eastern Michigan W, VIRGINIA TECH W, ALBANY W, ROBERT MORRIS W, at NC State [1] W, MILWAUKEE W, at Oakland W, at #19/18 Dayton L, IPFW W, vs. Oregon State [2] W, vs. Texas Tech [2] W, (OT) 29 TEMPLE W, MINNESOTA W, #9/9 PENN STATE L, at Illinois (rv/-) W, IOWA (rv/rv) W, at Indiana W, at Nebraska (rv/rv) L, #15/13 PURDUE L, (OT) 31 at Northwestern W, MICHIGAN (rv/rv) W, at #8/9 Penn State L, INDIANA W, at Michigan (rv/-) L, NORTHWESTERN W, at Ohio State L, at #25/22 Purdue W, WISCONSIN W, vs. Michigan [3] W, vs. Penn State [3] W, vs. Purdue [3] L, vs. Marist (rv/rv) [4] 1:30 p.m. [1] ACC/Big Ten Challenge [2] South Point Holiday Hoops Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) [4] NCAA First Round (College Park, Md.) Minnesota Golden Gophers (18-13, 7-9 Big Ten) 10 WASHINGTON ST. [1] W, (2OT) 11 VILLANOVA [1] W, OHIO [2] W, MAINE [2] W, vs. Richmond [3] L, vs. James Madison [3] W, vs. Missouri [3] W, VIRGINIA (rv/rv) [4] L, at #20/20 Kansas L, DENVER W, UMKC W, ROBERT MORRIS W, NORTHERN IOWA W, CREIGHTON W, (2OT) 3 at Michigan State (rv/-) L, at Wisconsin W, OHIO STATE (-/rv) W, at #12/11 Purdue L, NEBRASKA (rv/rv) L, at #8/8 Penn State L, ILLINOIS L, MICHIGAN (rv/rv) W, at Nebraska (rv/rv) L, IOWA (rv/rv) W, at Illinois L, NORTHWESTERN L, at Ohio State W, #22/21 PURDUE L, #7/7 PENN STATE W, at Indiana W, vs. Ohio State [5] L, vs. Ball State [6] 8 p.m. [1] Best Buy Classic (Minneapolis, Minn.) [2] Subway Classic (Minneapolis, Minn.) [3] Cancun Classic(Cancun, Mexico) [4] ACC/Big Ten Challenge [5] Sears Centre Arena (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) [6] Women s National Invitation Tournament (campus sites) All times are ET